Alexandra power outage: contractor exposing fault
City Power says a contractor is on site exposing the fault affecting customers on 12th Avenue to 16th Avenue between Roosevelt and Selborne in Alexandra. Its latest update on 1 November 2026 says repairs will follow once the fault is fully exposed. The operator has not provided an estimated restoration time, affected-customer total or technical cause.
Last known status: restored, according to the source
Status of this incident
Current status unconfirmed
Last known status: restored, according to the source
Source moment: Nov 1, 2026, 03:20 PM UTC (05:20 PM local time)
In 20 seconds
The named footprint is 12th Avenue to 16th Avenue between Roosevelt and Selborne in Alexandra.
A contractor is on site exposing the fault; repairs are to follow full exposure.
No estimated restoration time is given; the technical cause and affected count remain unknown.
Contractor exposing the fault
City Power published its latest notice at 13:19:31 SAST on 1 November, equivalent to 11:19:31 UTC. It says the contractor is on site exposing the fault. This advances the earlier morning account, which described preparation for trenching after the fault had been located. The latest statement does not establish that exposure is complete, repairs have finished or customers have regained electricity.
The operator says repairs will follow once the fault is fully exposed. No estimated restoration time is supplied, so this work sequence cannot be read as a completion deadline. The original notice at 05:15:50 SAST on 30 October said a team had been informed to investigate. The newer account describes work on the fault without identifying its technical cause.
What the sources tell us, and what they do not
- Named area
- 12th Avenue to 16th Avenue between Roosevelt and Selborne; Alexandra, Johannesburg; affected count unknown
- Operator response
- Contractor on site exposing the fault; repairs follow full exposure
- Timing
- Latest post: 1 November 2026, 13:19:31 SAST / 11:19:31 UTC; onset and restoration time unknown
Local extent and recovery remain uncertain
The named roads define the reported impact. City Power gives no complete address list or total for affected connections, so the statement does not establish that every property along those roads is without electricity. It also does not establish an outage across all of Alexandra or Johannesburg. The evidence is a primary operator notice, without independent confirmation at individual addresses.
The latest update explicitly identifies the 30 October 2026 outage. An earlier caption contained the literal year “2926”; that discrepancy is preserved in the history, while the newest caption supplies the intended event date. No connection is established to the restored 29 October interruption on 8th to 12th Avenue or the older 11 October event. Their restoration reports cannot establish recovery here.
Planning for essential devices
The grid-down essentials guide covers household preparation. The runtime calculator helps compare essential device demand with battery capacity, while the internet backup guide covers connectivity planning. These resources can support preparation during an interruption, but do not predict this incident’s duration or when electricity will return.